Children and Youth Feel Valued, Heard, and Included
It is important to note that there exists a power difference between young people and adults, and missed opportunities for young people to be heard and involved in meaningful ways.
The CYPT seeks to ensure that Children and Youth feel valued, heard, and included in traditionally adult spaces.
Key Actions
- CYPT hired 3 Youth Connector positions in partnership with Carizon and Smart Waterloo Region.
- Implementation of the 2021 Waterloo RegionYouth Impact Survey
- Youth sense-making sessions
- Youth Connector-led focus group consultation with young people about community data dissemination
- Youth Connector-led analysis of “what should adults do with the Youth Impact Survey data?”
Active and intentional actions to engage youth in work (coming soon) - Mapping youth engagement work (coming soon)
- Youth Engagement Framework (coming soon)
Key Data
- 904: The number of hours contributed to the work of the CYPT from youth in 2020.
- Youth Impact Survey Phase 1 Data Briefs
- 73.6% of youth who responded to the 2020 Youth Impact Survey felt they could express themselves with their friends.
- 67.9% of youth who responded to the 2020 Youth Impact Survey felt they could express themselves with their family.
Key Training & Resources
